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Beasley Coliseum Event Recordings, 1980-1993
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Beasley Coliseum Event Recordings
- Dates
- 1980-1993 (inclusive)19801993
- Quantity
- 1 Linear foot of shelf space, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- Archives 286 (collection)
- Summary
- The collection consists of reel-to-reel audio recordings of presentations held at Washington State University's Beasley Coliseum.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open and available for research use.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Beasley Coliseum was completed in 1973. It both serves as the University's primary indoor sports venue and hosts presentations by visiting speakers and theatrical groups, as well as hosting campus functions such as convocations and lectures.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of reel-to-reel audio recordings of presentations held at Beasley Coliseum. The collection is far from comprehensive, but does include notable figures such as two time Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling, and former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Also of particular interest are a number of noted journalism figures from WSU's annual Murrow Symposium. Not all tracks on all tapes have been recorded on, while other tracks contain multiple presentations and some recordings continue, or are duplicated on, subsequent tracks. Blank tracks are not noted on the contents listings below.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
While the first two tapes are in the most common reel-to-reel format, tapes 3 to 12 are four track reels, often recorded at unusual speeds. Due to these odd formats, most of these cannot be played on standard reel-to-reel machines. MASC received an Otari MX5050 BQII recorder with these tapes which can play the majority of them, but any reproduction of these will likely involve conversion to another format.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions apply.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description] Beasley Coliseum Event Recordings, 1980-1993 (UA 286)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is listed in a loose chronological order (necessarily 'loose' as most tapes include multiple presentations, each from different dates), with the two standard format tapes preceding the four track tapes.
Preservation Note
While the first two tapes are in the most common reel-to-reel format, tapes 3 to 12 are four track reels, often recorded at unusual speeds. Due to these odd formats, most of these cannot be played on standard reel-to-reel machines. MASC received an Otari MX5050 BQII recorder with these tapes which can play the majority of them, but any reproduction of these will likely involve conversion to another format.
Acquisition Information
These recordings were uncovered in a closet in Beasley Coliseum, and were transferred to MASC by the Coliseum's Russ Driver on September 25th, 2009, where they were retained as UA2009-15.
Processing Note
This collection was processed by University Archivist Mark O'English in November, 2009.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Standard Reel-to-Reel Audio Tapes Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | track | ||
| 1 | President's Convocation |
1981 | |
| 2 | Gene Roddenberry (this appears to be the end of a Roddenberry talk, with a recording of the Star Trek pilot "The Cage") |
undated |
Four-Track Reel-to-Reel Audio Tapes Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | track | ||
| 3 | 1 | Jody Powell, Murrow Symposium |
1986 April 1 |
| 3 | 2, 4 | Vincent Price in Diversions and Delights (includes program) |
1980 October 15 |
| 4 | 1 | Robert Redford, President's Convocation |
1981 |
| 4 | 2 | Diane Sawyer, Murrow Symposium |
1983 April 22 |
| 4 | 2, 4 | Linus Pauling, Haarmann and Reimer Distinguished Lecture |
1983 April 25-26 |
| 4 | 3 | Gloria Steinem |
undated |
| 4 | 4 | Angela Davis |
1984 January 14 |
| 5 | 1-4 | Crimson Company, Mom's Weekend, Saturday Matinee ("Echoes 84") |
1984 |
| 6 | 1 | Dixie Lee Ray, Commencement |
1987 |
| 6 | 2 | George Plimpton |
undated |
| 6 | 3 | Sander Vanocur, Murrow Symposium (includes program) |
1984 April 19 |
| 6 | 4 | Grease |
1983 |
| 7 | 1 | James Burke |
1987 October 07 |
| 7 | 2 | Sam Smith, Inauguration |
1985 |
| 7 | 3 | Leo K Bustad |
undated |
| 7 | 4 | President's Convocation |
1986 |
| 8 | 1 | Bernard Kalb, Murrow Symposium |
1987 April 06 |
| 8 | 2 | William D. Ruckelshaus, Commencement |
1987 May 09 |
| 8 | 2 | Mike Larry Garner |
1993 May 08 |
| 8 | 3 | Harold Wilson |
1987 April 08 |
| 9 | 1 | Boise Opera and Washington-Idaho Symphony (includes program) |
1989 September 23 |
| 10 | 1 | Dr. Wilson, President's Convocation |
1990 September 27 |
| 10 | 2 | William Proxmire |
1990 December 06 |
| 10 | 3 | Martin Luther King Program |
1991 January 14 |
| 10 | 4 | Murrow Symposium |
1991 January 21 |
| 11 | 1 | Gubernatorial Candidates, President's Convocation (includes program) |
1992 October 15 |
| 12 | 1 | Alfred Sikes, Murrow Symposium (includes program) |
1992 April 24 |
| 12 | 3 | Charles Kuralt, Murrow Symposium (includes program) |
1993 April 01 |
| 12 | 2 | President's Convocation |
1993 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Lectures and lecturing.
- Speeches, addresses, etc.
Personal Names
- Murrow, Edward R. -- Congresses.
Corporate Names
- Washington State University. Beasley Coliseum.
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Burke, James, 1936- (creator)
- Bustad, Leo K. (creator)
- Davis, Angela (creator)
- Garner, Mike Larry (creator)
- Kalb, Bernard (creator)
- Kuralt, Charles, 1934-1997 (creator)
- Pauling, Linus, 1901-1994 (creator)
- Plimpton, George (creator)
- Powell, Jody, 1943-2009 (creator)
- Price, Vincent, 1911-1993 (creator)
- Proxmire, William (creator)
- Ray, Dixy Lee (creator)
- Redford, Robert (creator)
- Roddenberry, Gene (creator)
- Ruckelshaus, William Doyle, 1932- (creator)
- Sawyer, Diane, 1945- (creator)
- Sikes, Alfred C. (creator)
- Smith, Samuel Howard (creator)
- Steinem, Gloria (creator)
- Vanocur, Sander (creator)
- Wilson, Harold (creator)
Finding aid prepared by Mark O'English
2016
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